Yeah, the 16-35mm VR looks nice on FX and usable as a ultra-wide to normal zoom lens. Superb examples in this thread. I wanted to get it to use on my D700 but I'm running out of time before a trip to the Northern California national parks. (I might have to get the 14-24mm instead for wider shots -- is that a mistake?)

I am a little disappointed that this popular lens has been difficult to get for months now, and I would have thought that Nikon would want to make it more available in anticipation of the upcoming FX D600 launch.